GetPlaceID guide · Updated 2 October 2026
Prepare QR cards and NFC tags
A good-looking card is only useful when its code opens the right destination. Prepare the link first, then test a printed sample or a written NFC tag.
Decide what the customer should open
Use QR code or Review cards for a review invitation. Use Direct place when the goal is to help someone find the business on Google Maps. A business card can combine contact details with the QR option you choose. Open the destination before designing and confirm the branch name and address. Changing the artwork should not replace this check.
Keep the invitation neutral. Ask customers to share their experience rather than asking only satisfied customers or promising a benefit for a review. Google's contribution policy prohibits incentivized reviews and selectively soliciting positive reviews. Read Google's review policy. A code should make the route easier, without deciding what the customer must say.
Design for a real print
Choose clear text, a readable typeface and a simple colour combination. Keep a light, uncluttered area around the QR code. A border can frame the code, but it should not touch the modules or replace the clear area around them. Avoid using a patterned photo directly behind the code. If you use a centre logo, keep it modest and check the finished code rather than assuming it will scan.
Turn the business name on when it helps someone confirm the destination. Turn it off if you are preparing a card with a separate prominent heading. Review the preview after either change. Randomise is a starting point: read every line and check your company name, contact details, colour contrast and QR placement before exporting.
For business cards, check the front and back independently. If a QR code is turned off, the replacement company logo or initials should stay fully visible. Use the Photo field for an intended photograph and Company logo for the mark. Uploading the same logo to both fields can produce a large background image as well as the replacement logo.
Export and test a sample
Download the artwork at the intended card size. Print one sample at actual size, not with an automatic fit-to-page adjustment. Check small text in normal light and scan the code from a comfortable distance. Try another phone as well as your own. Inspect the destination after scanning; a successful scan of the wrong branch is still a failed card.
Ask your printer about their required file format, bleed and cutting margins. Keep text and the code safely inside the trimmed edge. Do not rely on a screenshot of the preview as your production artwork. If the sample is hard to scan, simplify the colours or centre mark and give the code more space, then export and test again.
Write a place or review link to NFC
On a supported phone, select Write to NFC tag and choose Place link or Review link in the dialog. Check the displayed destination before starting. Hold a writable tag near the phone's NFC reader until the tool reports completion. Close or cancel the dialog if you decide not to write the tag.
Chrome documents Web NFC support on Android with NFC hardware, HTTPS and user permission. It works with compatible NDEF tags; browser support alone does not prove a phone has the required hardware. See Chrome's Web NFC documentation. If the write option is unavailable, use a suitable NFC-writing app and the copied destination URL instead.
A printed NFC symbol does not program a physical card. After writing, tap the tag with another compatible phone and check the opened listing. Keep a printed QR code as an alternative for visitors who cannot use NFC. Do not permanently lock a tag until you are certain the destination is right and you understand that locking may prevent future changes.
Keep a final check record
Save the artwork, selected destination and date of your sample test. Repeat the link and scan checks before a new print run or after a business move. If something fails, contact GetPlaceID with the public listing link and a description of the problem. Never include account passwords or verification codes.